Wind and water proof fixture



Nov. 4, 1930. R. A. FLINT WIND AND WATER PROOF FIXTURE Filed March 12, 1929 Jrwentoc Patented Nov. 4, 1930 PATENT OFFICE RICHARD A. FLINT, OF MALAD, IDAHO WIND'AND WATER moor FIXTURE Application filed March 12, 1929. Serial No. 346,273.

My invention relates to casement windows and has for its object to provide means for excluding drafts, wind, rain, or snow from entering the room under the bottom of the in-swinging casement windows.

A further object is to provide a new and efficient wind and water device for use in casement windows which will be easily installed, quickly repaired, easy to operate and one which during the ordinary use of a casement window should last indefinitely.

A still further object is to provide a wind and water excluding device which will be attractive in appearance, and one in which very few sizes will fit the larger majority of windows.

These objects I accomplish with the device illustrated in the accompanying drawings in which similar numerals and letters of-reference indicate like parts throughout the several Views and as described in the specification forming a part of this application and pointed out in the appended claims. a

In the drawings in which I have shown the best and most preferred manner of build ing my invention Figure 1 is a section of the casement window with my device shown in place therein, parts shown sectioned. Figure 2 is a similar view to Figure 1 with the device raised in the position used when opening the window. Figure 3 is a front elevation of the device with the'operating knobs removed.

In the drawings I have shown the casement window casing as A, the sill as B and the foot as D. Along the underside and the full width of the said window A, I form a groove 1, within which my device is placed, with the outer edge 2 of the window shorter than the inner edge 3. The inner edge 3 is fit smoothly overthe foot D of the window frame. I then provide two bearing members 5 and 6, adapted to be placed within the groove 1 and secured therein by screws.

bers 5 and 6 are each alike and are provided with a depending bracket 7 which bracket is perforated at its end. The body of my device is made of an angle iron 8 bent at an acute angle or an angle less than forty five degrees, and each leg 9 and 10 of the iron 8 the bearing lugs 14.- moving the legs 8 and 9 notched at 17 and adapted to fit over the The said meniis bored and threaded to receive stove bolts 11. I then place a strip of flexible rubber 12 along each leg 9 and 10 and place a strip of metal 13 over the top side thereof with holes through the said metal 13 to coincide 14 with the lugs spaced sufiiciently to encompass the perforated end of the bracket 7 and so that the perforations in the lugs and the bracket are in alignment, and I place a pin 15 through said lugs and said bracket to secure them together. This construction supports the angle iron 8 at each end. I then provide similar spaced apart lugs near each 7 set of lugs I l and between the two lugs I set operating levers 17, which levers 17 are perforated and a pin 18 secures the lever 17 to the lugs 16 and thereby to the angle iron 8. When the levers 17 are pulled this will pull on the lugs 16 which lugs are placed on the opposite side of the bend in the angle iron to the position of the lugs 14 but on the same surface thereof, and will tilt the iron 8 in up and down" as required. On each inside of the window frame I provide two plates 19 whichplates are bored to receive the levers 17 and the under side of the levers 17 is edge of the hole in the plate 19 when the lever is drawn inwardly and to raise the angle iron 8 to allow the window to be opened. Along the top side of the foot D, I set an angle iron 20 by screws 22 which angle iron is so placed that when the window is closed and the angle iron 8 lowered by pushing the levers 17'inwardly the edge of the rubber strip on the leg 10 will be pressed against the upright angle 21 of the iron 20 and will make a tight-joint therebetween and to prelevel of the leg of the iron 8 when it is iron to entirely close the opening under said lowered.

In Figure 2 of the drawings I have shown the foot D rabbeted at to show that the angle iron 20 may be dispensed with and a rabbet made in the foot D taking the place of the iron.

The operation of my device is as follows:

lVhen the operator desires to open the window he pulls the levers 17 inwardly and the notches 17 engage with the plate 19. The pulling of the levers pulls the top of the iron 8 inwardly tilting it in its bearing lugs 14: and raising the leg 10 of the angle iron 8 upwardly freeing it from the angle iron 20 or from the rabbet on the bottom of the foot D. The rubber strips 12 are of sufficient width that they drag on the sides of the groove and on the base of the angle iron 20 when the device is operated and when in place this insures a tight fit. To shut the device the levers 17 are released and pressed inwardly only when the window is completely closed. This tilts the iron 8 back to its initial position locking the window.

Having thus described my invention I desire to secure by Letters Patent andclaim 1. In a wind and water excluder the combination of a groove out along the bottom of a casement window; bearing brackets secured in said groove; an angle iron pivoted to said brackets; rubber strips secured on each leg of said angle iron; an angle .iron secured on the foot of said window frame; lugs secured on the outside face of said angle iron; levers p1voted to said lugs adapted to be pushed or brackets to bring the rubber strips to bear one on the last mentioned angle iron and the other on the outer edge of said groove; and plates secured on the inside of said window through which said levers are passed and on which said levers are engaged when locking the wind or water excluder substantially as described.

2. In a wind and Water excluder of the class described the combination of a casement window frame having a rabbeted groove formed along the bottom side thereof; bearing brackets secured in said groove; an angle iron pivoted to said brackets the legs of the iron being smaller than any dimensionof the groove; lugs on the back bent side of said angle iron by which said iron is pivoted to said bearing brackets; other lugs formed on the back side of said iron to which operating levers are pivoted; operating levers I passed through holesin said window frame with handles on the inner side of said frame by which said angle iron may be operated to shut out wind or water or to allow for opening the window; means to secure said levers to prevent operation of said angle iron; and flexible strlps secured to the legs of said'angle window frame, from all exterior forces.

In testimony whereof I have afiixed my signature.

pulled to pivot said angle iron in said bearing 7 

